Franklin County Career and Technology Center

🔧 Share Your Passion for Your Trade! 🔧
Have you built skills you’re proud of—and want to pass them on?

Visit www.franklinctc.com for more information and how to apply.

Summer school at CareerTech?

That's just for the birds. 🐓🐔🐤

..some of our Animal Science residents are the only "kids" here during the summer months.

Workforce Wednesday!

Communication is one of the MOST important skills students can develop for success in today’s workforce — and it’s something we focus heavily on in our Workforce Development Program!

Many students think communication simply means “talking to people,” but effective communication goes far beyond that. Throughout our Communication Skills training, students learn how to:

• Listen actively and professionally
• Understand body language and nonverbal communication
• Recognize how emotions impact conversations
• Adapt communication styles to different situations and workplaces
• Work through barriers that can lead to misunderstandings
• Develop positive listening habits and teamwork skills
• Understand how culture, experiences, and context influence communication

Our students don’t just learn about communication — they practice it every day through classroom discussions, teamwork activities, career readiness training, and real-world work experiences. These are lifelong skills that will help them succeed in any career pathway they choose.

The Workforce Development Program is committed to preparing students with the professional skills employers expect — because career success starts with strong communication.

Just a teacher and his toolboxes...

Summer break isn't always a break for our dedicated instructors. For Mr. Andy Parson it is the perfect time to take inventory, prepare, organize and plan for the next school year. When this guy gets done there will not be a wrench out of place or an unlabeled, mystery drawer in the shop.

"The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade."
🔧🧰Benjamin Franklin

🐴🐎Animal Science & Vet Assisting did a little horsin' around before the end of the school year. 🐎🐴

CareerTech's Allied Health alum, Haylee Droneburg (2023) is now a Certified Equine Massage Therapist (CEMT). Haylee has her own business, H.D. EquiTherapy. She spends her days treating horses for tired and tight muscles.

Vet Assisting senior, Jaelynn Meyers, brought in her horse Penny as an equine patient for this treatment. Penny helped Haylee demonstrate massage techniques, stretching and Bemer Equine Therapy blanket and cuffs. These devices provide a non-invasive physical vascular therapy that utilizes pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) to stimulate microcirculation.

A horse has approximately 700 muscles that make up roughly half its total body weight. These massive muscular systems are specially engineered for immense athletic power, survival, and incredible endurance.
...Now, that's a lot of horsepower! 🐎🐎🐎

Photos from the National SkillsUSA Conference & Competition...

The first photo includes the CareerTech students who earned a seat to the National Competition. We are CareerTech PROUD of all our competitors and medalists.
(L-R):
🥇Logan Mohler (Electronics) - STEM Career Pathways Team
🥇Maikyah Holton (Electronics) -STEM Career Pathways Team
🥇Quin Good (Electronics) -STEM Career Pathways Team
🎉Adrienne Yocum (Land & Hort) - Job Skill O
🥇Braden Lehman (Land & Hort0 - CTE Educator

Special THANK YOU to advisors Steven Wilmot (Electronics) and Dave Perry (Land & Hort) who accompanied their students on this incredible adventure to Nationals.

Additionally...thank you to our students' families, Cait O'Donnell, Mallory Waltman, Roberta & Roy Johnston who taught, trained, mentored and supported them on this journey.

🎉Congratulations to our NATIONAL COMPETITORS & CHAMPIONS!!!🎉

UPDATE to ARRIVAL TIME:
3:00-3:15 PM

Come welcome home the CareerTech SkillsUSA National Competitors & Champions!!!🎉

Estimated arrival time...3:30 PM today in CareerTech parking lot.

SkillsUSA National Champions!!!

They're bringing home the gold Franklin County!!!

🥇Braden Lehman- CTE Educator
🥇Maya Holton, Logan Mohler & Quin Good - STEM Career Pathways Team

We are CareerTech PROUD of you!!!